Bahrain vs Cuba: Literate and illiterate world population

Bahrain

2.2%

in 2024

Cuba

2.4%

in 2019

Bahrain rank

98th

Cuba rank

95th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Cuba currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 98th and Cuba ranks 95th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.